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AXIS Agrees to Terminate PartnerRe Merger; to Receive $315 Million Breakup Fee

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited was apparently prepared to lose out on its merger with Partner Re. The company announced, soon after the deal with EXOR was announced that it “has accepted a request from PartnerRe Ltd. to terminate the amalgamation …

Aon Announces New $5 Billion Share Repurchase Program

Aon plc announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new $5 billion share repurchase program, which is in addition to its existing share repurchase program previously authorized in April 2012. Approximately $1.1 billion of remains from that authorization, …

Allied World: Dividend Increase; New Share Repurchases; 3 to 1 Stock Split

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that its shareholders approved the following proposals at the Annual Shareholder Meeting: An annual dividend increase of 35 percent, from $2.00 per share to $2.70 per share (pre-split). The new $2.70 dividend amount …

Allied World Proposes 35% Dividend Increase, Share Repurchase; 3 to1 Stock Split

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that in its recently filed Preliminary Proxy Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company’s Board of Directors has proposed the following actions: — An annual dividend increase of 35 percent, …